Early Land Cruisers All solid front axles and Land Cruiser series - 25, 40, 45, 55, 60, 62, and 80

HELP! and an update....

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Sep 19, 2004 | 09:32 AM
  #1  
Mad Chemist's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,858
Likes: 0
From: Seattle, WA
HELP! and an update....

Okay, just wanted to post an updated picture of "Matilda" and ask for your suggestion on what color to paint her. The vehicle is primered now, just needs to be finish sanded, cleaned, and will be ready for paint. I plan on going with a single stage paint, no clear coat, but can't decide on the color. I'm waffling between either red or possible the original dessert-type color that it was originally painted (before being painted white). Here she is in my miniscule garage:
Attached Thumbnails HELP!  and an update....-090413fj40.jpg  
Reply
Old Sep 20, 2004 | 12:30 PM
  #2  
Yoda's Avatar
Contributing Member
 
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 2,651
Likes: 1
From: North Bend, WA
You gonna have it ready for the Cantina run tomorrow?
Reply
Old Sep 20, 2004 | 12:33 PM
  #3  
Mad Chemist's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,858
Likes: 0
From: Seattle, WA
:cry: :cry: :cry:

No, unfortunately not. It took me a while to track down a place near Seattle that you can order custom auto paint from. I wasn't finding much online, till a guy on IH8mud pointed me to Westco Auto Supply. I'll have to make a trip out there this week and place an order. With the Moab trip coming up fast, I'm not sure if I'll get it done any time soon....
Reply
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 08:31 AM
  #4  
the_whoster's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 32
Likes: 0
From: Torrance, CA
i say red..(maybe cuz my FJ80 is red..) but i think it'd look real nice in red.
Reply
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 08:32 PM
  #5  
jruz's Avatar
Guest
 
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 0
From: North Bend, WA
I've always been partial to a nice gray-blue...something like this...
Clicky...
Reply
Old Sep 21, 2004 | 09:00 PM
  #6  
smr4runner's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 643
Likes: 0
From: Kent, Washington
Mad

I didn't much care for white till I got my runner.
Since then I've grown to really like it. Especially on cruisers.
The big plus is that it really hides all the pinstriping. However since you have a sprayer you can just respray as many times as you want.

Mike
Reply
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 06:19 AM
  #7  
Mad Chemist's Avatar
Thread Starter
Contributing Member
 
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 2,858
Likes: 0
From: Seattle, WA
Well, I've more or less settled on Toyota's dune beige color code 416, its the 5th one down:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/coolfj40/colorcodes.html

Its starting to feel like an "extreme makeover" on television at this point. I can't wait to do the "big reveal" since none of you have seen much of the vehicle since I started butchering it...

Last edited by Mad Chemist; Sep 22, 2004 at 06:22 AM.
Reply
Old Sep 22, 2004 | 10:26 AM
  #8  
jruz's Avatar
Guest
 
Joined: Oct 2002
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 0
From: North Bend, WA
Originally Posted by Mad Chemist
Well, I've more or less settled on Toyota's dune beige color code 416, its the 5th one down:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/coolfj40/colorcodes.html

Its starting to feel like an "extreme makeover" on television at this point. I can't wait to do the "big reveal" since none of you have seen much of the vehicle since I started butchering it...
I like that one a lot...

Oops...my color link doesn't work. Oh well, your choice looks better than what I was thinking.
Reply



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:31 PM.